Principles of inclusive school practice

Abstract

A number of schools in a major regional Queensland city have been identified as effectively meeting the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. Two such schools were identified by Regional Education Queensland schools and both were approached to participate in this research, in part this research was to feed into similar research in the secondary context.

Schools capable of adjusting to the pressures of vastly diverse student populations do exist and yet it is often difficult to pinpoint exactly what the point of difference is between such schools and ones with less complexity who find it difficult to thrive.